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Private First Class Johnnie M Sykes

Name Johnnie M Sykes
Rank Private First Class
Army Serial # 34537670
State Florida
Date of death 1944-07-14
Plot, Row, Grave E, 7, 23
Cemetery Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France, Google Maps
Role MOS 504 Ammo Bearer
Unit L Company, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart
Remarks Private First Class Sykes was a member of L Company. The morning report for July 11, 1944 on pages 13 and 14 show him joining L Company from the 48th Replacement Battalion.

Page 30, for July 19, 1944, of the same morning report show his status changed to Killed in Action per July 14, 1944. The pages can be seen below.
Documents - MR L Co, 331st IR, 07-1944 page 13
- MR L Co, 331st IR, 07-1944 page 14
- MR L Co, 331st IR, 07-1944 page 30
Grave Soldier
Johnnie M Sykes (34537670) Johnnie M Sykes (34537670)


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